F. No. 42/10/2014-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension and
Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor,
Lok Nayak Bhavan, KhanMarket,
New Delhi- 110003
Dated 27.04.2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness
Relief to Central Government
pensioners / family pensioners – Revised rate effective from
1.1.2015.
The undersigned is directed to
refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/10/2014- P&PW(G) dated 29th September, 2014 on
the subject mentioned above and to state that the
President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief
(DR) payable to Central Government pensioners / family
pensioners shall be enhanced from the
existing rate of 107% to 113% w.e.f.
1st January, 2015.
2.
These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners /
Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners
paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All
India Service Pensioners (iv)
Railway Pensioners and (v) The
Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners /
families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian
Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of
Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/-
p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated
23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No.
23/3/2008- P&PW(B)dated 15.9.2008.
3.
Central Government
Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU /
Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of
1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as
revision of the restored amount in
terms of this Department’s OM No.
4/59/97-P&PW(D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be
entitled to the payment of DR @ 113% w.e.f. 1.1.2015 on
full pension i.e. the revised pension which the
absorbed employee would have received on the date
of restoration had he not drawn lump sum payment
on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of
the conditions laid down in para 5 of the O.M. dated 14.07.98.
In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s OM No.
4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000 refer.
4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be
rounded off to the next higher rupee.
5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed
family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be
regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM
No. 45/73/97-P&PW(G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s
OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009.
The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in
receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts,
necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7. It will be the responsibility
of the pension disbursing authorities, including the
nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each
Individual case.
8. The offices of Accountant General and authorised
Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief
to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions
without waiting for any further instructions from the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in
view of letter No. 528-TA,II/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all
Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular
No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the
21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India
and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9.In their application to the pensioners / family pensioners
belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue
after consultation with the C&AG.
10.This
Issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure conveyed vide their ID No. 1(4)/E.V/2004 dated
24th April, 2015.
11. Hindi
version will follow.
(D.K.Solanki)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India.
